94 1500i am fm antenna
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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
Check ebay. I find most parts there for reasonable prices.
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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
That's why I've posted on here. This is my last resort. No one has them.
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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
Cyclemax sells a variety of OEM and aftermarket CB Radio antennas, the difference between the CB antenna and the AM/FM is the center Loading Coil on the CB antenna, which makes the antenna electrically much "Longer" in RF terms than it actually is.
So you could mount a CB Radio antenna and Bypass the center loading coil with a piece of wire and use it for the AM/FM radio, should work nicely if the coil is bypassed. The idea is to "Short out" the coil.
Getting a good bypass on the coil might be a challenge, can't solder to stainless steel rods. But brighting up the stainless with a piece of steel wool where you attach the bypass wire, a couple tiny zip ties to hold the bypass wire to the stainless rod, and a small blob of JB weld on the zip ties to seal things in place and you've converted a CB antenna to AM/FM.
So you could mount a CB Radio antenna and Bypass the center loading coil with a piece of wire and use it for the AM/FM radio, should work nicely if the coil is bypassed. The idea is to "Short out" the coil.
Getting a good bypass on the coil might be a challenge, can't solder to stainless steel rods. But brighting up the stainless with a piece of steel wool where you attach the bypass wire, a couple tiny zip ties to hold the bypass wire to the stainless rod, and a small blob of JB weld on the zip ties to seal things in place and you've converted a CB antenna to AM/FM.
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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
Check with Sierra Electronics. The used to carry them. Not sure about now.
- Tim 1956
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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
In that case, I could just use a wire coat hangar.
Thanks. I will wait or not have one at all. I rarely listen to music on my short rides anyway.
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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
There are two pages of antennas, bases and whips on Ebay. I used gl1500 Antenna as the search words.
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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
you could have given me the link.
Been through ebay and amazon and every place else and of course using 94 honda goldwing 1500i am fm antenna. Not cb. Partzilla finally just got them back in but with shipping and taxes and all it is around $75.00. I had the bottom flat part of the antenna redone and drilled and now shortened the spring and the slide. Got it back together but it will not fold over all the way which is no big deal putting on my cover around it. It will do. I've even tried the goldwing junk yards. Thanks. 


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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
It is simple enough. Go to eBay as you normally would, enter GL1500 antenna in the search window.
Here is a link: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... a&_sacat=0
Here is a link: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... a&_sacat=0
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- Tim 1956
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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
Yes, that was exactly all that I found too. Thanks so much for the link. Apparently it's impossible just to get the swivel whip am fm antenna. The things I could do with a vice.
Thanks again Mike.
Tim

Thanks again Mike.

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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
It's odd that you can buy the base alone, but not the whip. Still for less than $30 for the whole thing, why not just buy that?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/392266357114
https://www.ebay.com/itm/392266357114
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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
Because it says it is for an 1800.
I don't know if the top whip would interchange with my 1500 bottom base. I have seen this before but never looked at the smaller pictures. I will have to try and ask the seller. Thanks Rambozo.
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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
So Tim,
What exactly is it you are needing?
Is it this: https://www.partzilla.com/product/honda ... 20Products
I am pretty sure that the antenna element is the same between the GL1500 and GL1800, even if the part numbers are different.
And, those on Ebay will most likely fit fine.
What exactly is it you are needing?
Is it this: https://www.partzilla.com/product/honda ... 20Products
I am pretty sure that the antenna element is the same between the GL1500 and GL1800, even if the part numbers are different.
And, those on Ebay will most likely fit fine.
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- Tim 1956
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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
That one looks reverse for the base screw on. Mine is female threads and that shows a male post. I will just have to cut more of my slide in place with a grinder cutter disc and hopefully I don't mess it up. I shortened it about 1 inch when I ground the new flat end to fit into the swivel grove and then drilled it for the swivel pin. Having the right tools makes all the difference. Thanks so much Mike.
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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
Glad to help. Just wasn't sure.
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Re: 94 1500i am fm antenna
Had a few great ideas out there, but none would match up like this one did and it is simple to do. Thanks again.
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